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Man convicted in New Year's Day car crash

One man has been convicted on DUI charges in relation to a New Year's Day car crash on Apalachee Parkway that left one driver with numerous injuries.

Erlin Ramos, 32, was convicted of DUI causing serious bodily injury, DUI causing property damage and operating a vehicle without a valid driver's license, according to the State Attorney's Office for the Second Judicial Circuit.

According to the investigation and evidence presented at the trial, Ramos' blood alcohol concentration was more than three times the legal limit when his car collided with a vehicle leaving Target on Apalachee Parkway on New Year's Day in 2011.

The driver of the other vehicle was seriously injured.

The case was prosecuted by the Leon County DUI Special Prosecutor, which is a grant-funded position that prosecutes serious DUI cases.

Panacea man dies after being shot in the head

A Panacea man faces charges after another man was shot in the head early Friday morning and later died, said Keith Blackmar, public information officer for the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office.

David Gordon Griggs, 51, of Panacea, has been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Griggs lived at the home with Michael Todd Henley, 48, Panacea, who was struck in the head by a bullet from a .25 caliber handgun. The handgun was reported stolen by the Tallahassee Police Department in 1989. Henley was Griggs' personal caregiver, Blackmar said.

Henley was transported to Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, where he died Saturday.

Detectives investigating the scene at the Otter Lake Road home found four other firearms. The investigation is continuing and additional charges are possible, Blackmar said.

Griggs was taken to Wakulla County Jail. He posted a $10,000 bond on Friday and was released.

- Democrat staff

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One man has been convicted on DUI charges in relation to a New Year's Day car crash on Apalachee Parkway that left one driver with numerous injuries.